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Glenn Erby

Eagles snap count vs. Commanders: Breakdown, observations from Week 3

The Eagles are 3-0 and starting to position themselves well after a dominant 24-8 win over the Commanders in which the defense sacked former teammate Carson Wentz 9 times.

DeVonta Smith caught eight passes for a career-high 169 yards and a touchdown, while Jalen Hurts was 22 of 35 for 340 yards and three touchdown passes, one each to Smith, A.J. Brown, and Dallas Goedert.

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Here’s your snap count and playing time distribution for Week 3.

QB

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Jalen Hurts 70 snaps

Hurts was 22 of 35 for 340 yards and three touchdown passes.

RB

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Miles Sanders 41 snaps
Kenneth Gainwell 22 snaps
Boston Scott 7 snaps

Sanders led the Eagles’ rushing attack with 46 yards on 15 attempts.

WR

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DeVonta Smith 62 snaps
A.J. Brown 56 snaps
Quez Watkins 33 snaps
Zach Pascal 30 snaps

DeVonta Smith had a career-high eight catches for 169 yards, while A.J. Brown added five catches for 85 yards.

TE

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Dallas Goedert 45 snaps
Jack Stoll 37 snaps
Grant Calcaterra 17 snaps

Goedert had three catches for 26 yards and a touchdown, while Grant Calcaterra made his rookie debut and logged one catch for 40 yards on the afternoon.

OL

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Jordan Mailata 70 snaps
Landon Dickerson 59 snaps
Jason Kelce 70 snaps
Isaac Seumalo 70 snaps
Lane Johnson 70 snaps
Sua Opeta 11 snaps

The Eagles’ offensive line did a solid job protecting Jalen Hurts on the afternoon, and Landon Dickerson was forced to exit for 11 plays as he deals with a foot injury.

DL

(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Josh Sweat 47 snaps
Javon Hargrave 41 snaps
Milton Williams 38 snaps
Fletcher Cox 36 snaps
Marlon Tuipulotu 34 snaps
Brandon Graham 27 snaps
Jordan Davis 24 snaps
Tarron Jackson 9 snaps

The Eagles dominated the Commanders upfront and did with efficiency and precision, as eight defensive linemen saw snaps. The team finished with nine sacks on former teammate and Washington quarterback Carson Wentz.

Graham recorded six tackles, 2.5 sacks, two quarterback hits, and five tackles for loss while beating his blocker on 31.6% of his pass-rush snaps on the day.

LB

(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

T.J. Edwards 74 snaps
Kyzir White 60 snaps
Haason Reddick 43 snaps
Patrick Johnson 28 snaps
Kyron Johnson 2 snaps

Edwards (10 tackles) and White (9 tackles) were all over the field, while Haason Reddick had his breakout game, logging four tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two quarterback hits.

DB

(AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Marcus Epps 77 snaps
C.J. Gardner-Johnson 77 snaps
James Bradberry 77 snaps
Avonte Maddox 73 snaps
Darius Slay 61 snaps
Zech McPhearson 16 snaps
K’Von Wallace 3 snaps

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